Meet The 5 Chicest Canines From the 2020 Westminster Dog Show

It’s early February, which means the glitterati are piling out of luxury Ubers—their hair and runway-fresh looks immaculate—to attend the most exclusive event of the season: the Westminster Dog Show.

The 144th annual Westminster Dog Show concluded on Tuesday, and while the judges had a very specific set of standards for evaluating the dogs that were paraded before them, Vogue has slightly different ones: Which of these pups is the most chic? With all due respect to newly crowned Westminster Dog Show winner, Siba, a Standard Poodle, some of her canine peers were unfairly overlooked.

Siba, a Standard Poodle, competes for Best in Show during the Westminster Dog Show.Photo: Getty Images

Siba is the fifth Standard Poodle to win at Westminster, and she’s certainly a powerhouse; she beat out 2,500 competitors representing 204 breeds across three days. Siba is a gorgeous canine specimen, to be sure, but when it comes to fulfilling the inscrutable nature of chic, a word Merriam-Webster defines as “cleverly stylish,” I wonder whether the classics should continue to win out. Siba might encapsulate tradition and gentility, but what would be truly au courant is a dog of the future; in other words, a dog that reconceptualizes our idea of what “best in show” might look like.

In honor of all that’s sacred about the century-and-a-half-old sporting event, Vogue presents the chicest canines from the 2020 Westminster Dog Show.

This Komondor

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We love a mop moment! This dog has texture, plus just a little chaos, and thank goodness for that; it’s daring you to embrace mess.

This Airedale Terrier

This Havanese

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Havanese are often accessorized to the max with ribbons and bows, but I appreciate this specimen’s commitment to that old maxim attributed to Coco Chanel: “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.”